Why Round Sunglasses? A Style Investigation

nytimes.com:

This summer, however, the memo for sunglasses says circles are in. Very round shapes, as round as goggles in some cases, appeared in the recent women's collections of Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler; and, for men, from Ralph Lauren, Zegna and Lanvin (most costing from $300 to $400). Last month, New York magazine included round sunglasses among the anticipated trends of the summer. And, as predicted, they are already appearing on the streets in numbers not seen since the release of the last Harry Potter book.

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Comments

[dotsthefunist]

Anything is better than the junk from the 80s .

[MollieinATL]

Thank goodness I held on to my round sunglasses from when Meg Ryan made them popular in When Harry Met Sally. I always thought they made my nose look smaller...

[wm1066]

The shape of the glasses really depends on the shape of the face, If you have a more rounded head and face the rectangle style looks better, if you have a square or verticle rectangular face round glasses look better.
Check out George Burns, he had a rectangular face and looked great in round glasses. A round face and round glasses don't look very good. The "aviator " style glasses look good on someone with a strong chin and jaw, but look bad on someone with a weak chin and a heart shaped face.